Non Performing Assets

IDBI Capital calls for bids on Rs 1,772 crore SBI-led highway bad loans

State-owned NARCL has submitted an anchor bid of Rs 300 crore for exposure, prompting a Swiss auction scheduled for October 30

IDBI Caps invites counter bids on NARCL's base bid for Govindraja Mills

The consortium of lenders includes Indian Bank, State Bank of India, DBS Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Karur Vysya Bank, and City Union Bank apart from Canara Bank

SBI's cost to income ratio to dip to 54-55% in two years, says S&P

Agency affirms bank's 'BBB-/positive' issuer rating

Textiles, infrastructure sector may see high NPA levels: Ficci-IBA survey

Bankers said these sectors stand out from the overall trend

Improving low-cost deposit mobilisation focus area for bank: Canara Bank MD

Improving CASA or low-cost deposit mobilisation is the focus area for the Canara Bank, and efforts taken in the direction are yielding results, its Managing Director K Satyanarayana Raju has said. "Current Account Savings Account (CASA) stood at 31 per cent of the total deposits, and the aim is to increase to 33 per cent by the end of the current fiscal," he told PTI. Rapid growth cannot be expected on the current account side, and it is another challenge to keep them for the long term as businesses tend to move them to term deposits quickly, he said. On the savings side, he said, "Our initiatives have started giving the results. You can see the accumulation and creation of the deposits. From year-on-year basis, June to June, if you see, there is an improvement of Rs 12,000 crore". The focus of the bank will continue on savings bank individual deposits by introducing unique and innovative products, he added. On business growth, he said the bank has given a target of 10 per cent fo

SBI Q1 results: Net profit almost flat at Rs 17,035 crore; NPA at 2.21%

State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday reported an almost flat standalone net profit at Rs 17,035 crore for the first quarter of the current financial year. The country's biggest lender had posted a net profit of Rs 16,884 crore in the April-June quarter of 2023-24. The bank's total income increased to Rs 1,22,688 crore in the first quarter against Rs 1,08,039 crore a year ago, SBI said in a regulatory filing. During the quarter, the bank earned an interest income of Rs 1,11,526 crore compared to Rs 95,975 crore in the year-ago period. The bank's gross non-performing assets (NPA) of the total advances declined to 2.21 per cent in the first quarter from 2.76 per cent at June-end last year. Similarly, its net NPAs also eased to 0.57 per cent in June 2024 from 0.71 per cent a year ago. On a consolidated basis, SBI's net profit rose marginally to Rs 19,325 crore against Rs 18,537 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal. At the same time, its total income increased to Rs 1,52

IOB invites EoIs for Rs 1,067 crore bad loans through open offer

ARCs interested in acquiring the bad loans have to complete their due diligence on the accounts by August 12

Renewables financier Ireda's high valuation may limit further stock upside

Ireda, which provides funding assistance and other services to renewable energy and energy efficiency/conservation projects and is 75 per cent owned by the government of India

UCB credit profile improves in H2FY24, says financial stability report

UCB executives said besides regulatory push for effective asset quality management, the upturn in credit growth and improvement in margins have helped enhance provision cover

Banks' gross NPA ratio falls below 3%, a first since 2012: RBI report

Lenders set to meet minimum capital need even under severe stress

Capital SFB aims to comply with conversion norms in 12-18 months

Capital SFB is not yet eligible to apply for a conversion to a universal bank because of net non-performing ratio

ICICI Bank Q4 result: Net profit up 17% at Rs 10,708 cr, NIM slips 4.40%

The private lender plans to raise funds by issuing debt securities and proposed a dividend of Rs 10 per share, subject to approval of the board

RBL Bank Q4 results: PAT jumps 30% to Rs 353 crore, deposits up 22%

Private sector lender RBL Bank on Saturday reported a 30 per cent rise in the post-tax net profit for the March quarter at Rs 353 crore, driven by non-interest income. The Maharahstra-based lender had reported a net profit of Rs 271 crore in the year-ago period. Its core net interest income grew 18 per cent to Rs 1,600 crore on a 20 per cent loan growth. However, it was limited by a compression in the net interest margin to 5.45 per cent against 5.62 per cent a year ago. The other income grew 30 per cent to Rs 875 crore during the reporting quarter. Its managing director and chief executive R Subramaniakumar told reporters that he sees advances continuing to grow in the 20 per cent range going forward as well. The deposit growth came at 22 per cent even in the challenging market. On the asset quality front, overall slippages increased to 0.56 per cent of the assets from the year-ago period's 0.44 per cent and were driven by microlending and also unsecured loans. The gross ...

Fresh NPAs of private, public banks to pick up in FY25, says ICRA

Experts said that the expectation of an increase in fresh slippage rate in FY25 is built on the premise of seasoning of recently originated credit portfolios

All public sector banks recorded decline in NPAs over last 6 months: Survey

All public sector banks in India showed a reduction in non-performing asset levels over the last six months while only 67 per cent of private sector banks reported a decline during the period, said a FICCI-IBA Bankers' survey released on Thursday. The survey revealed that 77 per cent of the respondent banks reported a decrease in the NPA levels in the last six months, with public sector banks reporting better asset quality as compared to their private sector counterparts. The 18th round of the FICCI-IBA Bankers' survey was carried out for the period July to December 2023. A total of 23 banks, including public sector, private sector and foreign banks, participated in the survey. These banks together represent about 77 per cent of the banking industry, as classified by asset size. Over half of the banks covered in the FICCI-IBA Bankers' unveiled on Thursday believe that gross non-performing assets would be in the range of 3-3.5 per cent over the next six months. "All responding publi

RBI steps up scrutiny of retail lending, targets top-up home loans

The scrutiny marks a change for the central bank, which recently said India's credit expansion did not point to building systemic stress

The new challenge on the banking turf

Raising deposits to keep pace with loan growth and keeping credit cost low top the agenda for banks

Axis Bank Q3 result: Net profit up 3.7% to Rs 6,071 cr, NII at Rs 12,532 cr

Axis Bank Q3FY24 results: Axis Bank's gross NPAs fell to 1.58% in the quarter from 1.73% in the previous quarter

Federal Bank Q3 profit rises 25% to Rs 1,007 cr, NPAs down to 0.64%

Federal Bank on Tuesday posted 25 per cent increase in profit at Rs 1,007 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 804 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 6,593 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 4,967 crore in the same period last year, Federal Bank said in a regulatory filing. The private sector bank earned an interest income of Rs 5,730 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 4,433 crore in the same period a year ago. Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the bank declined to 2.29 per cent of gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 2.43 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.64 per cent from 0.73 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal.

Bank of Maharashtra's profit jumps 34% to Rs 1,036 cr, NPAs down to 0.22%

State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Tuesday posted a 34 per cent rise in its profit at Rs 1,036 crore in the third quarter ended December 2023. The Pune-based lender had posted a net profit of Rs 775 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 5,851 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 4,770 crore in the same period last year, BoM said in a regulatory filing. The bank earned an interest income of Rs 5,171 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 4,129 crore in the same period a year ago. The bank was able to reduce gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) to 2.04 per cent of the gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 2.94 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.22 per cent from 0.47 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal.